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Appeals Chamber grants request for review in Ngirabatware case, resuming proceedings following release of Judge Akay
Arusha, The Hague, 19 June 2017
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”), composed of Judge Theodor Meron (United States), presiding, Judge Joseph Masanche (Tanzania), Judge Aydin Sefa Akay (Turkey), Judge Aminatta N…
UNDU remains unaffected by fire on 15 June 2017 at Penitentiary Institution Haaglanden in Scheveningen
The Hague, 15 June 2017
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) wish to clarify that the United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU) has not been affected in any way by the fire that broke…
Statement of the Mechanism on Conviction of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay by Turkish Criminal Court of First Instance
Arusha, The Hague, 15 June 2017
Judge Aydin Sefa Akay, a Judge of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, was yesterday convicted by a Turkish criminal court of first instance in Ankara on a single charge of being a member of a terrorist organization,…
Stanišić and Simatović start of trial – Accreditation procedure closed
The Hague, 9 June 2017
The accreditation procedure for representatives of the press wishing to attend the start of trial in the case of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, scheduled for 13 June 2017, is now closed.
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Mechanism marks International Archives Day
Arusha, The Hague, 9 June 2017
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT) today joins in the celebration of International Archives Day by promoting the dissemination of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Archives (Declaration).
President Meron presents Progress Report to UN Security Council
Arusha, The Hague, 7 June 2017
The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT), Judge Theodor Meron, today addressed the United Nations Security Council to present the latest six-month report on the progress of the Mechanism’s work.
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz addresses the United Nations Security Council
Arusha, The Hague, 7 June 2017
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) today addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Start of Stanišić and Simatović trial on 13 June – Accreditation procedure now open
The Hague, 31 May 2017
The accreditation procedure for representatives of the press wishing to attend the start of trial in the case of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, scheduled before the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism),…
International Council on Archives Holds Series of Key Meetings at Mechanism Premises in Arusha
Arusha, 26 May 2017
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) hosted, in May 2017, a series of four events in conjunction with the International Council in Archives (ICA) at the Mechanism’s premises in Arusha. The ICA, established in…
Prosecutor Brammertz at the capacity building seminar in Kigali
Arusha, 22 May 2017

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz was present today at the advanced training seminar on the prosecution of international crimes that took place in Kigali, Rwanda. With 35 prosecutors from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya participating in the seminar,…